Rare Historic Photos of the Dudley Elevated Railway in the Early 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Dudley Elevated Railway was an important part of Boston’s early rapid transit system and one of the […]
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Amazing Lantern Slides of the Boston Trade School For Girls, circa 1914
This post was originally published on this siteThe Boston Trade School For Girls, established as a private school in 1904 and later becoming a Boston […]
Wonderful Photos That Show the Interior of a Taunton, Massachusetts House in 1952
This post was originally published on this siteThe house is at 52 Church Green, Taunton, Massachusetts. It was built in 1923 by Richard E. Warner. […]
45 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Boston in the 1890s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1890s, Boston was a bustling, rapidly changing city. The streets were crowded with horse-drawn streetcars and […]
Amazing Photos of the Atlantic Avenue Elevated During Construction
This post was originally published on this siteThe Atlantic Avenue Elevated was a rapid transit line in Boston that operated from 1901 to 1938. It […]
35 Candid Photographs Capture Cambridge Street Styles From the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteCambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a suburb in the Greater Boston […]
East Boston, Boston in the 1970s Through Michael Philip Manheim’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteFor the Documerica Project (1971-1977), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hired freelance photographers to capture images relating to […]
30 Fascinating Black and White Photos Capture Street Scenes of Boston in the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 1970s, Boston was a city in transition. The economy was shifting from manufacturing to services, […]
Christmas Shopping in the 1940s Photographed by Leslie Jones
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1886 in Cotuit, Massachusetts, photographer Leslie Jones was orphaned at an early age and attended the Boston […]
40 Candid Photos of Boston Hips on Charles Street, Beacon Hill in the Late 1960s
This post was originally published on this site“Nick DeWolf is a photographer of national renown and has recently put his talent to a somewhat unusual […]
55 Vintage Photos Capture Life of Students at Tufts College in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteTufts University is a private research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as […]
Life of Boston University Students in the Late 1910s Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteBoston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1839 by a […]
50 Incredible Photos Show Severe Winter in Boston in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteWinter in Boston is no joke. With lows bottoming out at around 19 degrees in January, and highs […]
40 Amazing Photos of 17th and 18th Century Buildings in Eastern Massachusetts
This post was originally published on this siteThis collection of late 19th century photographs from Boston Public Library that shows 17th and 18th century buildings […]
Boston’s Columbus Day Parade in 1971 Through Amazing Vintage Photos
This post was originally published on this siteColumbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday […]
Vintage Photos of Anti-Slavery Broadsides of Massachusetts
This post was originally published on this siteThe Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, headquartered in Boston, was organized as an auxiliary of the American Anti-Slavery Society in […]
40 Vintage Photos Capture Animals at Franklin Park Zoo in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Franklin Park Zoo is a 72 acres (290,000 m2) zoo located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is currently […]
Photographs of the Famous O’Neil Sisters Dressed Up Their Homemade Matching Clothes for Easter in 1952
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1940s and 1950s, one of the most indelible images of Boston was that of the O’Neil […]
Vibrant Photos of Life in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1987-1988
This post was originally published on this siteThe Lowell Folklife Project was conducted in 1987-1988 as a cooperative project of the American Folklife Center and […]
Boston in the 1970s Through Fascinating Black and White Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1970s was a tumultuous decade in Boston. Vietnam War protests were held across the country – 50,000 […]
A Look Inside Stores in Southbridge, Massachusetts in 1953-54
This post was originally published on this siteSouthbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Although Southbridge has a city form of government, […]
Beautiful Photos Capture Students of Worcester State University in 1969
This post was originally published on this siteWorcester State University is a public university in Worcester, Massachusetts. One of 9 state universities in Massachusetts, Worcester […]
’80s Student Life of a Massachusetts High School Through Amazing Black and White Photos
This post was originally published on this siteOlive Pierce (1925-2016) was a documentary photographer based in Massachusetts and Maine. The collection comprises several hundred black-and-white […]
Black and White Portrait Photos of North Cambridge Residents in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteNorth Cambridge, also known as “Area 11”, is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts bounded by Porter Square and […]
40 Cool Photos of Boston Girls of the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe idea that 1970s fashion was an expression of one’s personality replaced the everyone-follow-the-famous trend of the ’50s […]